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New figures show that Highland Radio  is the number one listened to local radio station in Ireland. Highland Radio also retains it’s position as the station with the country’s highest market share, a key indicator for advertisers. According to the independent figures from the JNLR/MRBI – 62 percent of people that listen to radio in […]

Right2Water Donegal have this week lobbied the European Parliament in Brussels on the water charges issue in Ireland. Donegal representative Philip McFadden participated in the Brussels-based delegation on the Citizen’s Initiative. He was part of a group of Irish-based Right2Water representatives invited to the European Parliament by Dublin Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan. Mr McFadden

Transport Minister Pascal Donahoe says that once the planned A5 improvement works are underway, he is hopeful that connecting roads in Donegal will also be improved at the same time. Addressing a key cross border committee in Leinster House, Mr Donahoe again said the government remains committed to cofunding the A5. He said progress is

A Donegal teenager, who suffers from a rare blood disorder, is set to be provided with one of the world’s most expensive drugs. 15-year-old Maeve McGill and her family had been battling to get the drug which costs €437,000, but the HSE felt the cost was too expensive. However, despite the failure to reduce the

The allocation of 45 new social houses in Strabane has been described as nothing more than a ‘token gesture’. SDLP West Tyrone Westminster candidate Daniel McCrossan says while the announcement is encouraging, it falls well short of what is needed. Earlier this week he had called for 300 new builds in Strabane and 200 in

The pressure group ‘Our Childrens Voice’  say they had a very positive meeting with Health Minister Leo Varadkar last night to discuss the lack of Palliative paediatric care in Donegal. While in Leinster House, they also had an unscheduled meeting with the Taoiseach . Currently the parents have to travel to Dublin to the Children’s University

One person remains in custody this morning after two arrests were made this week by garda investigating the murder of Seamus Doherty in Churchill in June 2012. On Tuesday evening, a 57-year-old woman was arrested and taken to Letterkenny Garda Station, while a 51 year old man was detained yesterday afternoon. Both arrests were made

Cross border road infrastructure will be discussed by the Good Friday Agreement Implementation Committee later this morning. The Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe will appear before the committee to brief members on the A5 cross border road project, which been suspended for two years because of planning and legal issues. He is also expected to outline

Ten new jobs are to be created in Donegal County Council to implement the Social Housing Strategy. The Government are supplying 35,000 additional social housing units at a cost of €3.8 billion over the next 6 years, but at this stage it’s not known how many of these will be built in Co Donegal. The

Donegal scientists are developing a new €25 blood test for bowel cancer, which could save thousands of lives by spotting the disease at the earliest possible opportunity. The simple check will pick up on antibodies in the blood, produced as the body reacts to the onset of bowel cancer. The collaboration between researchers from the

Gardaí investigating the murder of Seamus Doherty in Co Donegal more than two years ago have made two arrests. Mr Doherty’s body was discovered at his home in Drumacanoo, Churchill on the morning of June 17th, 2012. Yesterday evening, a 57-year-old woman was arrested and taken to Letterkenny Garda Station. While this afternoon, a 51-year-old

A number of buildings have had to be evacuated in Ballybofey this afternoon after a fire broke out in a flat above McLaughlins Bar A number of units of the fire service rushed to the scene following the blaze. It’s understood that one man was taken to hospital were he was treated for smoke inhalation. Main

‘Our Childrens Voice’ from Co Donegal are meeting with Health Minister Leo Varadkar to discuss the lack of Palliative paediatric care in this part of the country. The group of mothers, Gina Grant and Mary Louise Crossan of Letterkenny, Ashling Nibbs of Trentagh, Brenda McGeehan of Fintown, Sharon Thompson of Moville and Fiona Rodgers from

A 29-year-old man has appeared in court accused of drugs offences. District Judge Barney McElholm granted an anonymity order in the case, after hearing there is an ‘accepted threat’ on the defendants life. This bans the media from reporting the defendants name and address. During a brief hearing at Derry Magistrates Court the 29-year-old was

The Taoiseach says he wishes a company that has a life-saving drug for treating a very rare blood disorder would be “more reasonable”. Fianna Fáil has quizzed Enda Kenny again about the refusal by the H-S-E to offer the drug Soliris to five more patients in need of it, one of them Maeve Mc Gill,

Another candidate has entered the race to become the next MP for West Tyrone, with the Ulster Unionist party unanimously endorsing MLA Ross Hussey to challenge the Sinn Fein incumbent Pat Doherty. Mr Hussey told Highland radio News he will contest the election on his record, and would not speculate on whether his party will

Taoiseach Enda Kenny says a taskforce set up by MInister Leo Varadkar to consider waiting times for admission to hospital will consider recent issues at Letterkenny General Hospital. In the Dail last evening, Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue pointed out that 40 patients were waiting for admission on Monday and 28 yesterday, blaming a lack of

A Donegal Councillor claims the 17.6 million euro allocated for the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads in the county is not near enough to address the problems. The allocation was announced yesterday and is in addition to a pre Christmas announcement of almost 19 million for NRA roads. Councillor Patrick McGowan says

MEP Martina Anderson says Sinn Fein looks forward to going into government in the Republic after the next General Election but only with progressive partners. The Northern Ireland MEP says that her party has proven that they do not say one thing in opposition and then do another thing in power. However Ms Anderson says

The Global biotechnology firm Randox has said they are recruiting new workers now every month. In October the company confirmed a major investment of €25m in its Dungloe site, with almost 500 new jobs to be filled by 2020. The company says they have recruited scientists and engineers already this month. Research and Development Manager